On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down the weekend that roared with the opening of Paramount’s “Scream 7.” And Reilly Steel, associate professor at Columbia Law School, discusses how the fight between Netflix and Paramount Skydance over Warner Bros. Discovery reflects the collision of troubling business, legal and political trends.

<p>On today&rsquo;s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety&rsquo;s Rebecca Rubin breaks down <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/scream-7-box-office-franchise-record-opening-weekend-1236675830/">the weekend that roared with the opening of Paramount&rsquo;s &ldquo;Scream 7.&rdquo;</a> And Reilly Steel, associate professor at Columbia Law School, discusses how the fight between Netflix and Paramount Skydance over <a href="https://variety.com/t/warner-bros-discovery/">Warner Bros. Discovery</a> reflects the collision of troubling business, legal and political trends.</p>

Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment.

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Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment on Variety's weekly interview series.

<p>Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment on Variety's weekly interview series.</p>

Variety's Strictly Business

Daily Variety -- 'Scream 7' Turns Up the Box Office Volume; Business and Politics Collide in Warner Bros. Discovery Saga

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